As the rebellion in Iran continues, one girl has become the face of the struggle for pro-democracy citizens. Neda, the name of the young girl shot and killed by a sniper bullet, is the latest tragedy caused by the Iranian elections. The shocking video, taken by her father directly after she was shot, has since become popularized via sites like Facebook and Twitter and can now be seen in different media outlets throughout the world.
It’s unfortunate to see these types of causalities anywhere and the fact that they continue in this day and age is extremely saddening. To have a life taken at such a young age for a rightful cause is not something that should ever happen.
The video is extremely graphic so we decided not to host it on this website but we have provided you the link if you’re interested: Iranian protester shot and killed.
Neda, a name that stands for “voice” in Farsi, will be remembered as a hero in the eyes of her family, her country and the world.
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Born a fool
June 22nd, 2009 - 10:51:13 AM
The real question is what is 'Crimes Against Humanity?' For those who were not born or too young! Police hurt.. Million$ in property damage! No permit! Sounds like what the USA would do! call out the nation guard! 4 dead in ohio. The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment The United States government did something that was wrong—deeply, profoundly, morally wrong. It was an outrage to our commitment to integrity and equality for all our citizens. . . . clearly racist. —President Clinton's apology for the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment to the eight remaining survivors, May 16, 1997 For forty years between 1932 and 1972, the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) conducted an experiment on 399 black men in the late stages of syphilis. These men, for the most part illiterate sharecroppers from one of the poorest counties in Alabama, were never told what disease they were suffering from or of its seriousness. Informed that they were being treated for “bad blood,”1 their doctors had no intention of curing them of syphilis at all. The data for the experiment was to be collected from autopsies of the men, and they were thus deliberately left to degenerate under the ravages of tertiary syphilis—which can include tumors, heart disease, paralysis, blindness, insanity, and death. “As I see it,” one of the doctors involved explained, “we have no further interest in these patients until they die.” Using Human Beings as Laboratory Animals The true nature of the experiment had to be kept from the subjects to ensure their cooperation. The sharecroppers' grossly disadvantaged lot in life made them easy to manipulate. Pleased at the prospect of free medical care—almost none of them had ever seen a doctor before—these unsophisticated and trusting men became the pawns in what James Jones, author of the excellent history on the subject, Bad Blood, identified as “the longest nontherapeutic experiment on human beings in medical history.”
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Jacklyn
June 23rd, 2009 - 10:55:51 AM
Yeah, hopefully her death didn't come in vain. I wish these protesters the best and hope they succeed. It's really horrible to see what's happening to them.
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Christine
June 23rd, 2009 - 8:34:40 PM
Oh Neda what brother took that shot That pierced your heart? Does he not have a daughter, a sister Or mother? Who does he follow that allows The killings of brothers and sisters? Where are the leaders of the people? Do they not hear the peoples cry? They must listen to the people. Youth stand up and let them hear your voice! The voice does Allah’s, Jesus’s and the Buddha’s work! Stand up to the arrogance And evil that lies in the human heart. The fundamental darkness must Be challenged. Apathy is what evil wants. Freedom and justice is your cause. Make them run and cower in the shadows. The truth is your sword. The truth is your friend.
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gugunyc172
June 23rd, 2009 - 11:30:22 PM
The most atrocious form of injustice has been done not only to the people of Iran, but also to a humble soul. All she was looking for just a little justice in her own land. What would have she wanted, what was her intentions? Only she knows the answer to this question.
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hamid
July 1st, 2009 - 1:09:26 PM
hi this is hamid from iran i need some one to tell real story out side my border yass_co2002@yahoo.com
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